Is this true about new zealanders?

[belief]

<p>just curious about college education over there:</p>

<p>Do high school seniors take a year off before they start college?
I read somewhere that students in a particular country (I think it was New Zealand) take a year off 'finding what they're interested in' before starting college. They can spend that year doing internships, work, travel, etc. I'm fascinated by this fact, but can someone clarify if it is indeed NZ?</p>

<p>I wish I was in New Zealand!</p>

[Splonk]

<p>You can do that here as well… They call it a gap year.</p>